Gain exclusive control of a database

Last night a client tried to ruin a script to enable Read_Committed_snapshot on a SQL database. There were so many...

Grant Execute Permission on All Stored Procedures

Right out of the box, SQL Server makes it pretty easy to grant SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE to all...

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This week we’re starting up a health and weight loss competition that I hereby dub #PASSGameOn,...

PASS 2012 Countdown – 4 Weeks To Go

One week down and we are now 4-weeks from this years PASS Summit.  Hopefully, you have already registered for the...

Slides and Scripts from Idera Auditing SQL Server presentation

I had a few folks ask me for the slides and SQL scripts from the Auditing SQL Server webinar I...

Speaking at SQL Saturday #145 in Nashville

I will be speaking at SQL Saturday #145 in Nashville, TN to speak on one of my favorite topics – Virtualizing...

SQL Server:Understanding The Page Free Space (PFS) Page

In my earlier post, we have discussed about GAM and SGAM Page and Data Page. In this postlet us discuss about...

Update with UPDLOCK

Do you think it’s a good idea to add UPDLOCK hint to the table which will be modified in an...

X-XMLA: vii. Partition Management with XMLA

In the 7th article of this series, I will discuss how to manage your partitions with XMLA.   We will be...

A Journey To SQL Authority

I am delighted to welcome to the blog someone who is without a doubt one of the biggest names in...